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April 4, 2022, 1:56 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP from Uttar Pradesh Kunwar Danish Ali on Monday urged the Centre to order an ‘special probe’ into the alleged English ‘paper leak’ of UP Secondary Education Board. Raising the matter during Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, the Amroha MP informed the Lower House about the …

April 4, 2022, 2:49 pm Dharwad, April 4 : Toeing MNS Chief Raj Thackeray’s path, Sri Ram Sene on Monday threatened BJP government in Karnataka to take down loudspeakers from mosques, if not Hanuman Chalisa will be played on loudspeakers from temples and mutts. “Even after giving memorandum to the deputy commissioners, if this timid, unscrupulous and cowardly government does …

April 4, 2022, 2:42 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Taking a dig at BJP-led government at the Centre over hike in fuel prices, Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan on Monday called it an “assault” on the common people. “The increase in prices of petrol, diesel and LPG is an ‘assault’ on common people. The BJP is ‘hollowing’ the country,” the …

April 4, 2022, 2:50 pm Kolkata, April 4 : Calcutta High Court justice Harish Tandon on Monday recused himself from a division bench from hearing a batch of petitions in the alleged irregularities in the appointment (recruitment) in the Group C, D ( non-teaching staff) and Class IX and X teachers in the government sponsored schools in West Bengal. Justice …

April 4, 2022, 2:52 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Saying “India needs an Arvind Kejriwal model”, former senior Karnataka police officer Bhaskar Rao on Monday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) here. Rao, a former Additional Director General of Police and a former Bengaluru Police Commissioner, joined the AAP in the presence of its leader and Delhi Chief Minister …

April 4, 2022, 8:45 pm Bengaluru, April 4 : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will be on a two-day visit to New Delhi to meet the on Ministers, beginning Tuesday. Officer on Special Duty to CM, BP Channabasavesha said Bommai would fly to New Delhi post-noon tomorrow and meet on Ministers in the evening. “His return on Wednesday is open, …

April 4, 2022, 1:56 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Delhi Police have registered a case against the organizers of the Hindu Mahapanchayat including Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati and others for allegedly giving hate speeches on Sunday. A a case under sections 188/153A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and a probe is underway, a senior police official said. …

April 4, 2022, 1:55 pm Patna, April 4 : Polling for the biennial elections to Bihar Legislative Council from 24 Local Authorities’ Constituencies was underway amid tight security arrangements since 08:00 hrs on Monday. Chief Electoral Officer H.R. Shrinivas said here that the polling will continue till 16:00 hrs. He said apart from elaborate security arrangements webcasting has been arranged …

April 4, 2022, 1:52 pm Srinagar, April 4 : 242 fresh recruits from Uttar Pradesh were inducted in Border Security Force at a colourful passing out parade on Monday in Srinagar outskirts. The passing out parade and attestation ceremony of recruits was held at Subsidiary Training Centre, BSF, Humhama, a spokesman of the Force said. Director General, BSF Pankaj Kumar …

April 4, 2022, 2:16 pm New Delhi, April 4 : The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son of a on Minister and a prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh which claimed eight lives. A three-judge special Bench headed by Chief Justice N V …

April 4, 2022, 2:36 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP from Uttar Pradesh Kunwar Danish Ali on Monday urged the Centre to order an ‘special probe’ into the alleged English ‘paper leak’ of UP Secondary Education Board. Raising the matter during Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, the Amroha MP informed the House about the recent …

April 4, 2022, 2:36 pm Srinagar, April 4 : In a second such attack in less than 24 hours, two more non-local labourers were shot and injured in Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said. They said the militants attacked two non-local labourers at Lijora village of Pulwama this afternoon. “The two injured with firearm injuries have been shifted to hospital,” …

April 4, 2022, 8:31 pm New Delhi/Jerusalem, April 4 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke on the phone with Israeli PM Naftali Bennett and enquired after his health, after the latter was forced to postpone his trip to India after testing positive for Covid. The two leaders discussed recent global developments, including the situation in Ukraine and the …

April 4, 2022, 8:34 pm Beed, Apr 4 : Maharashtra and District Guardian Minister Dhananjay Munde has donated Rs 5.81 crore through his department for construction of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial and Vipassana Centre at Hatola village in Ambajogai taluka of the district. The proposal to set up a grand memorial of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Vipassana Centre and a study …

April 4, 2022, 8:26 pm New Delhi, April 4 : The Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed the criminal defamation proceedings against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, which were initiated by a local court on a complaint filed by Swamy’s fellow party worker and BJP Spokesperson for Delhi, Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. Bagga had accused Swamy of posting a false tweet …

April 4, 2022, 8:22 pm Bokaro, April 4 : A major fire broke out on late Monday afternoon in the Chas power substation. Such was the intensity of the fire that it took several hours for the fire brigade to douse the flames. Chas SDM Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat that in the afternoon suddenly in the repairing Station of the …

April 4, 2022, 9:03 pm Shillong, April 4 : Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday laid foundation for two prestigious development initiatives in Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills – Skill Park and Youth Centre and Track and Field Stadium. The Skill Park and Youth Centre is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 24 …

April 4, 2022, 8:55 pm New Delhi, April 4 : A bill that empowers police to record and store physical and biological samples of a person for identification and investigation in criminal matters and preserve such records, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday, with Home Minister Amit Shah saying that it would help in improving law and order …

April 4, 2022, 8:41 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Five sharp shooters of jailed gangsters Kala Jatheri and Lawrence Bishnoi, who were wanted in sensational shootout for extortion case involving Rs one crore, were arrested from Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and Haryana by a Special Cell of Delhi Police. They have been identified as S l Kumar Meghwal (23), Deepak …

April 4, 2022, 8:38 pm Patna, April 4 : Polling for the biennial elections to Bihar Legislative Council from 24 Local Authorities’ Constituencies ended peacefully on Monday with 97.84 of voting. Chief Electoral Officer H.R. Shrinivas said here that the polling which began at 8.00 hrs ended at 16:00 hrs amid tight security arrangements. He said that final data of …

April 4, 2022, 4:13 pm Srinagar, April 4 : Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were wounded in a militant attack in Srinagar’s city centre on Monday afternoon, official sources said. The militants fired at the CRPF in Maisuama area. The two CRPF men were shifted to a hospital, an official said. This was the second militant attack. Earlier, …

April 4, 2022, 1:40 pm New Delhi, April 4 : The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son of a on Minister and a prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident in Uttar Pradesh which claimed eight lives. A three-judge special Bench headed by Chief Justice N V …

April 4, 2022, 1:30 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Six newly elected members took oath in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The six are Pavitra Margherita (BJP, Assam), Rwngwra Narzary (UPPL, Assam), Jebi Mather Hisham (Congress, Kerala), Sandosh Kumar (CPI, Kerala), A A Rahim (CPI-M, Kerala) and S. Phangnon Konyak (BJP, Nagaland). The election to fill 13 seats in …

April 4, 2022, 12:58 pm Agartala, April 4 : Veteran politician and ruling BJP’s ally Indigenous Peoples’ Front of Tripura (IPFT) Chief and Revenue Minister of Biplab Kumar Deb government N C Debbarma lost of President to his j or and Tribal Welfare Minister Mevar Kr Jamatia by 65 votes on Sunday night after two-day long conference of the party …

Hyderabad, April 4 : In order to clear extra rush during summer, South Central Railway (SCR) will run 98 special trains between Machilipatnam – Tirupati. A SCR statement here on Monday said that Train No 07095 will Depart from Machilipatnam at 1740 hours on April 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15,17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, May 1, …

April 4, 2022, 5:42 pm Kolkata, April 4 : Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into the murder of veteran Congress leader and Councillor of Jhalda M cipality Tapan Kandu in Purulia district. Directing the federal investigation agency to probe the murder on a prayer from Purnima Kandu, widow of the deceased, …

April 4, 2022, 5:17 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 will strengthen law and order, adding that the government is also formulating a ‘new model vision manual,’ which will cover the concerns raised over the proposed law. Moving the Bill for debate in Lok Sabha, Shah said, …

April 4, 2022, 5:04 pm Imphal, April 4 : Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said about 5.24 lakh people were covered by the health scheme Chief Minister gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT). The amount of coverage was increased to Rs 5 lakhs from Rs 2 lakhs, N Biren said addressing the media at the CM Secretariat on Monday. ASHAs were included …

April 4, 2022, 6:01 pm Jammu, April 4 : Alert troops of the Indian Army on Monday neutralised one terrorist and foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Naushera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. “Army successfully eliminated an infiltration bid attempted by Pakistani Terrorists along the Line of Control in Naushera Sector …

April 4, 2022, 5:51 pm Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Apr 4 : The Aurangabad City and District Congress Committee on Monday organised a ‘Mehngaie Mukt Bharat Andolan’ in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue at Shahganj locality here to protest against the hike in prices of fuel and cooking gas cylinders by the BJP-led central government. Led by Rural District Congress Committee president …

April 4, 2022, 5:38 pm New Delhi, April 4 : India’s Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed the new Foreign Secretary. Incumbent Harsh Vardhan Shringla demits office at the end of the month. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet note said it has “approved the appointment of Vinay Mohan Kwatra (IFS: 1988), Ambassador in Kathmandu, to of …

April 4, 2022, 7:39 pm Itanagar, April 4 : Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra addressed a special Sainik Sammelan at Madras Regimental Center (MRC), Wellington in Tamil Nadu on Monday in presence of the Colonel of Madras Regiment, Lt Gen Manjinder Singh, MRC Commandant Brig Rajeshwar Singh and others. In his address, the Governor emphasised on being …

April 4, 2022, 5:19 pm Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 : Heavy rains lashed parts of the Kerala capital on Monday, leading to water-logging in several low-lying areas. Heavy rainfall and strong winds lashed the city uprooting trees and disrupting traffic. According to the India Meteorological Department, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala …

April 4, 2022, 7:54 pm Bhubaneswar, April 4 : The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has achieved Annual Business Plan (ABP) targets in several areas for the first time in the Financial year 2021-22. The targets were achieved in varied fields of endeavour right from production and productivity to techno-economics and projects. Many old Mills too recorded their best performance since …

April 4, 2022, 7:53 pm Eluru, April 4 : Three youths including two siblings were drowned in the River Godavari at Ramalayam Ghat at Polavaram village in Eluru district on Monday. According to Police, six youths of Kovvurupadu village of Gopalapuram Mandal of Rajamahendravaram district went to Polavaram village to work in the construction of a building. After completing their …

April 4, 2022, 7:37 pm Puri, April 4 : Sri Jagannath temple administration on Monday lodged a complaint at the Simhadwar police station over vandalisation of 43 chulhas inside the temple kitchen late night of Saturday. Police registered a criminal case under section 427, 295 and 295(A) of IPC and 30(A) and 4(b) of the Sri Jagannath temple act and …

New Delhi, April 4 : Opposition MPs from the DMK, Trinamool, Shiv Sena, and Congress, on Monday unanimously termed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 as “draconian” and demanded that it be sent to a Standing Committee for further discussion. The Bill seeks to repeal the Identification of Prisoners Act of 1920, which was introduced with the objective of authorising …

April 4, 2022, 7:26 pm Pune, Apr 4 : Maharashtra Governor and Chancellor of versities in the state, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, on Monday said that as the world was moving towards Artificial Intelligence (AI), students should also acquire the knowledge of ‘spiritual intelligence’ and asked educational institutions to combine spirituality and science for human upliftment. Speaking as the chief guest …

April 4, 2022, 7:17 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Secretary Pankaj Gupta on Monday inducted several former Congress leaders including ex-councillor Bhagveer Chaudhary, Babli Nagar, Advocate Manoj Gupta, Swati Gupta and Social Worker Vijay Gupta along with their supporters into the party. Welcoming the new members, Gupta said politicians across the party lines are …

April 4, 2022, 6:58 pm Itanagar, April 4 : Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra and Chief Minister Pema Khandu have conveyed warm greetings to the people of the state on the eve of Mopin, the major festival of the Galo comm ty and wished that the festivity will herald happiness, amity and prosperity in the state. In …

April 4, 2022, 6:40 pm New Delhi, April 4 : As many as 30,000 students benefitted from Operation Sadbhavana in the on Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. “Total 36 Army Goodwill/Army Goodwill Public Schools are being run by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir. In addition, 7 such schools …

April 4, 2022, 6:38 pm Chennai, Apr 4 : India under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is surging forward, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said today. Inaugurating the 29th session of the Annual Indian Art History Congress (IAHC) on “Indian Iconography with Special Emphasis on Regional Developments” jointly organised by the Indian Arty History Congress, Guwahati …

April 4, 2022, 6:25 pm Pune, Apr 4 : In order to strengthen the bond between the bordering states from North-east, Kashmir, Punjab and Maharashtra, Governor of Meghalaya Satya Pal Malik and former IPS officer AS Dulat will be conferred the prestigious ‘Sant Namdev National Awards’ for the years 2021 and 2020, respectively. NCP president and former on minister Sharad …

April 4, 2022, 7:12 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had a detailed discussion with Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett on recent geo-political developments, including the situation in Ukraine, the PMO said. Prime Minister conveyed his best wishes to Bennett for early recovery after his Covid 19 diagnosis. He also expressed his condolences …

April 4, 2022, 7:11 pm Srinagar, April 4 : A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man was killed and another was wounded in a militant attack in the city centre on Monday afternoon. The attack on CRPF took place hours after two non local labourers were fired upon in Pulwama. Officials said a CRPF man was killed and another injured …

April 4, 2022, 7:10 pm Bengaluru, April 4 : Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh on Monday said some educational managements have decided not to force hijab-insisting teachers to take up exam duty. “As hijab is not allowed inside the examination hall for students, it will not be morally right for teachers to wear hijab before the students. Some educational managements …

April 4, 2022, 6:20 pm New Delhi, April 5 : The Delhi Government will impose a ‘Summer Action Plan’ starting this month, to control the pollution during the summer season, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday. Addressing a press conference here, the Minister said SAP will be enforced for a period of six months from April to September, focusing …

April 4, 2022, 6:15 pm New Delhi, April 4 : Congress leader Manish Tewari on Monday said the new criminal identification law being brought by the government is “draconian”, and against the right to freedom, as he opposed The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in the Lok Sabha. Tewari, who had also opposed the Bill when it was being introduced, …

April 4, 2022, 6:14 pm Bengaluru, April 4 : Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Monday made a personal appeal to Muslim leaders to play loudspeakers within the mosques to avoid disturbing people living nearby, if not there will be conflict between comm ties. “I am not against prayers per se. But because of your playing loudspeakers, if prayers are offered …

April 4, 2022, 6:05 pm New Delhi, April 4 : India’s Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed the new Foreign Secretary. He will take over when incumbent Harsh Vardhan Shringla demits office at the end of the month. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet note said it has “approved the appointment of Vinay Mohan Kwatra (IFS: 1988), …